87th Academy Awards Winners- The Oscar
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 08:30 EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton. Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the ceremony for the first time.
In related events, the Academy held its 6th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 8, 2014. On February 7, 2015, in a ceremony at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Margot Robbie and Miles Teller.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and The Grand Budapest Hotel won the most awards, tiring with four each. Birdman won the Best Director, Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Alejandro González Iñárritu, while The Grand Budapest Hotel won Best Original Score for Alexandre Desplat. Other winners included Whiplash won three awards with Best Supporting Actor for J. K. Simmons, and The Theory of Everything, Still Alice, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, Big Hero 6, Ida, Citizenfour, Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, The Phone Call, Feast, Selma, American Sniper and Interstellar one each.
87th Academy Awards Winners, 2015
Best Picture- Birdman
Best Actress- julianne moore
Best Actor- Eddie Redmayne
Movie- The Theory of Everything
Best Director- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Movie- Birdman
Best Foreign Language Film- Ida
Director- Paweł Pawlikowski
Best supporting Actors- J.K Simmons
Best Supporting actress- Patricia Arquette
Best animated film- Big Heros 6
Director- Don Hall & Chris Williams
Best song- Glory
John Legend ft. Common
Best original screen play- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Movie- Birdman
Best Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
Movie - Birdman
Best Screen Play - Graham Moore
Movie - The Imitation Game
Best Original Music Score - Alexandre Desplat
Movie - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Visual Effect- Paul Franklin
Movie - Interstellar
Best Makup- Mark Coulier
Movie - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Makup- Frances Hannon
Movie - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Sound Mixing- Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley
Movie - Whiplash
Best Costume Design - Milena Canonero
Movie - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Live Action Short Film - The Phone Call
Director - Mat Krikby
Best Film Editing- Tom Cross
Movie Whiplash
Best Sound Editing - Bub Asman, Alan Robert Murray
Movie - American Sniper
Best Short Film - Feast
Movie - Patrick Osborne
Best Documentary Feature - Citizenfour
Director - Laura Poitras
Best Production Design - Anna Pinnock, Adam Stockhausen
Movie - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Documentary Short Subject - Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Director - Ellen Goosenberg Kent